PSA 10$126.50PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 9$24.00PokemonPriceTracker 90d
PSA 8$17.24PokemonPriceTracker 90d
Net EV−$76.88$16.57 net sale vs $93.45 cost
EV rangeEV range: -85% / -82% / -79% (pessimistic / expected / optimistic)Max buy: none (the pessimistic case can't return 20% at any price), with the card's value held at $19.56PSA 10 rate 8.0–15.2% (80% interval on 14 / 126); comps ±5.0% (comp quality 93). The 80% interval, the comp band and the ×0.5 / ×1.5 fallback without population counts are starting assumptions.
Outcome mix10 5% / 9 43% / 8 28% / ≤7 24%
PSA 10 ratePopulation 11.1% → adjusted 5.0% (Vintage, ×0.45 at $20 value, starting assumption)
Break-evenNeeds ≥ 89.3% adjusted (over 100% population)
CostsRaw $19.56 + shipping $5.00 + grading $59.99 (expected) + submission shipping $6.00 + time cost $2.90 = $93.45Net sale after fees: PSA 10 $103.17 · PSA 9 $15.20 · PSA 8 $9.40 · ≤7 $9.40PSA tier: Standard $59.99; about 133 days at PSA. PSA and eBay fees from their official pages; eBay fees include 7% sales tax in their base; that, the shipping and the 10%/yr time cost are your assumptions (Settings). Grade splitVintage grade split (starting assumption); ≤7 valued at 90% of raw
PSA 10/9 premium5.3x